A former Bayonne resident and his partner sexually abused an under-age, special-needs boy and videotaped the acts, the U.S. Attorney's office said this afternoon.

Richard Genao, 51, of Carlstadt, was charged with child exploitation after the family of his partner, Edgar Rodriguez, turned over video and photos of Genao and Rodriguez in sex acts with the Bayonne boy, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

According to the criminal complaint, the incidents occurred before, during and after the summer of 2010 when the Rodriguez and Genao lived in Bayonne. Authorities said that sometime before that summer Rodriguez and Genao became friendly with the victim and his mother. The complaint also said that the victim spent some weekends with Rodriguez and Genao.

Rodriguez's family in Buffalo, N.Y., turned over the images after Rodriguez's death on August 31, when the found a camera and memory card that Genao had left behind after he moved back to New Jersey. Rodriguez and Genao had moved to Buffalo in the fall 2011.

In one video, Genao was filming the victim and flipped the camera around to wipe the lens off, recording his own face in the process, authorities said.

The victim, who is described as being born in 1995, confirmed to law enforcement officials last week that the sexual abuse occurred and was recorded by Genao, according to investigators. The boy was 14 or 15 at the time of alleged abuse.

If Genao is found guilty, the child exploitation charge is could bring a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Genao is being defended by Newark Assistant Federal Public Defender David Holman.